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Friday Footnotes: A World Without Accountants; GAO Finds a Big Mistake; ‘Fazbie’ | 8.5.22

Going Concern

If the world had no accountants [ The Indicator from Planet Money ] As the unsung heroes of the financial world, CPAs (Certified Public Accountants) are responsible for a wide range of important tasks, from balancing the books to investigating fraud. Meet the accountants who may become the new power brokers of taxes. [

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AuditClub Appoints PwC Veteran in Leadership Expansion

CPA Practice

Brian Yujuico has been named vice president and senior chief auditor at AuditClub, the Audit Service Center and creator of the innovative auditors-as-a-service model. In this newly created role, Yujuico, a Certified Public Accountant, will oversee day-to-day activities of the growing team of chief auditors, crew and cadets.

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Professionals on the Move – October 2023

CPA Practice

Working closely with the Private Enterprise – Tax leader,Brad Sprong, Francois will be focused on accelerating the strategic growth priority for the firm to provide audit, tax and advisory services to venture capital and private equity-backed enterprises at each stage of their business life cycle. Francois’ previous roles as CFO at Shield.AI

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Professionals on the Move – October 2023

CPA Practice

Working closely with the Private Enterprise – Tax leader,Brad Sprong, Francois will be focused on accelerating the strategic growth priority for the firm to provide audit, tax and advisory services to venture capital and private equity-backed enterprises at each stage of their business life cycle. Francois’ previous roles as CFO at Shield.AI

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Friday Footnotes: CPA Exam Scares Accounting Majors Away; EY Loses Fees in China | 5.12.23

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Talent Why Graduates Aren’t Hot on Accounting Careers: Low Starting Pay, Onerous Testing [ Wall Street Journal ] For Connor Verrett, an economics major and entrepreneurship minor at Washington & Lee University who expects to graduate this month, that roadblock was among the factors he considered in eschewing an accounting career. “It

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Friday Footnotes: Why Private Equity Loves the Profession; A Very Naughty KPMG Employee; WTF PwC Guy | 4.5.24

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The Early Career Rising Star honoree is Vivian Newton, who received both her bachelor’s (2016) and master’s (2017) degrees in accounting, along with an Honors College Degree. She is serving a two-year rotation as a manager in Grant Thornton’s SEC Regulatory Matter Group in Washington, D.C. The 2021-22 audit was due to the state on Oct.

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Friday Footnotes: EY Partners’ Snazzy Secret Meeting; PwC Talks Layoffs; Merger Mania! | 8.19.22

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Audit Watchdog Fines KPMG Korea for Quality Control Failures [ Wall Street Journal ] The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board on Tuesday fined KPMG LLP’s Korea unit $350,000 for failing to set up adequate quality controls to prevent improper changes to work papers. Audit: U.K. The fine was the U.S. 5, the FRC said.

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